Abyei residents have fled their homes in fear of violence after Sudan seized the large border town. Rebecca Hamilton of The New Republic warns that a civil war may be imminent for the country ...

Armed looters set fire to parts of Sudan's disputed Abyei border town on Monday, the United Nations said, days after north Sudanese troops seized it, pushing the north and south closer to conflict.

Protection: Increasing Peacekeeping Presence The 14-day active deployment of U.N. peacekeeping forces within Abyei town and through the surrounding area is an opening that should be quickly exploited.

Khartoum moved tanks into Abyei&$ {esc.hash}39;s main town and has since defied calls from the United States, United Nations and south Sudan&$ {esc.hash}39;s President Salva Kiir to withdraw ...

Actor and Sudan activist George Clooney, who visited the town on Saturday, assesses the situation more bluntly, telling TIME that if Abyei is not resolved, “then this whole thing falls apart.” ...

Aid agencies are distributing existing relief supplies but further aid delivery is being hampered by the insecurity in the region. Before the recent unrest, Abyei was a key town on the main route for ...

Displacement from Abyei started on 21 May when the town was attacked and taken over by Sudan Armed Forces. This is the latest crisis affecting South Sudan where over 120,000 people have already been ...

In 2008, Abyei town was destroyed in north-south clashes, and the memory still burns. If Abyei reverts back to war, south Sudan’s birth will be a bloody one.

On Jan. 9, just 84 days from now, the people of southern Sudan and of the disputed region of Abyei -- which straddles northern and southern Sudan -- will vote in referendums on self-determination.

The ownership of the oil-rich Abyei, which straddles the border between Sudan and South Sudan, was left undecided when South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011.

The last three weeks have seen a significant surge, with 80 patients received between 9 and 15 June; 77 between 16 and 22 June; and 94 between 23 and 28 June being treated at the MSF CTU in Abyei.